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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1939
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939
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DENTAL TREATMENT CARRIED OUT DURING 1939.
| CENTRE | Type of Case | Number of Patients Examined | Number of Patients Treated | Number of Extractions | Anæsthetics | Number of Fillings | Number of Scalings | Number of Dentures Fitted | Number of Repairs to Dentures | Number of Attendances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | General | ||||||||||
| PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, GRANGE ROAD | Maternity Cases | 752 | 752 | 2411 | 500 | 244 | 83 | 16 | 206 | 85 | 2037 |
| Women | 1240 | 1203 | 2039 | 998 | 147 | 208 | 30 | 177 | 113 | 2566 | |
| Men | 2060 | 2024 | 4061 | 1982 | 109 | 339 | 59 | 264 | 149 | 4135 | |
| Tuberculosis | 20 | 22 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 7 | – | 10 | 1 | 74 | |
| Cases Children (Table I.) | 660 | 674 | 1770 | 261 | 463 | 314 | 10 | 3 | – | 1496 | |
| Totals | 4732 | 4675 | 10325 | 3752 | 971 | 951 | 115 | 660 | 348 | 10308 | |
| 98, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD | Maternity Cases | 365 | 421 | 1437 | 332 | 286 | 47 | 25 | 118 | 31 | 1212 |
| Women | 289 | 361 | 599 | 252 | 119 | 64 | 10 | 43 | 22 | 719 | |
| Men | 355 | 507 | 1022 | 457 | 79 | 60 | 20 | 120 | 26 | 1050 | |
| Tuberculosis Cases | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | |
| Children (Table I.) | 565 | 581 | 1542 | 183 | 433 | 246 | 5 | – | – | 1303 | |
| Totals | 1575 | 1871 | 4609 | 1227 | 917 | 417 | 60 | 281 | 81 | 4290 | |
| Totals both Centres | 6307 | 6546 | 14934 | 4979 | 1888 | 1368 | 175 | 941 | 429 | 14598 | |